Cauliflower in containers?

[toffeeman]

Wasn't planning on growing them and have never tried but picked up a half a dozen or so in the garden centre the other day. Was thinking of trying cauliflower in containers/large pots. Any thoughts?

[poppingjay]

It's bound to worth having a go, at least they'll be easy to net against the flutterbys. As long as your container is big enough I don't see why not

[toffeeman]

Was thinking about cutting a growbag in half - one plant in each

[snooky]

It may be better if the growbags are cut in half across their breadth then standing them on end to give the root more depth in which to grow.

[alan refail]

Cauliflowers prefer very solid soil; not sure how you'd get that in a container. I once knew a Polish gardener who was famous for planting her cauliflowers with a claw hammer!

[Johnboy]

Hi Toffeeman,
As Alan has said Cauliflowers must have very firm soil and apart from that they are a very hungry plant. They need an awful lot of nutrient for them to be really successful and I am not sure that this would be possible in a container without overfeeding and underfeeding. What I mean is that you cannot really give a constant feeding regime. You may well end up having given yourself an exercise in growing green leaves and no heads to which Cauliflowers are very prone.
JB.

[David]

The one time I tried caulies (with help from the kind folks on here) they were a huge success, so I would be listening carefully to thier advice.

What spoilt it for me was an invasion of fleabeetle! Didnt fancy eating them after that and havnt grown them since.

David

[toffeeman]

thanks to all